The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus. A lot of the AI work in biology has […]
Category: Genomics
Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes. When the history of our ancestry is written, […]
New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list
The new announcement, however, has a clear conservation focus. Colossal has already announced what it’s calling a BioVault, a site […]
Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes
Skip to content Transferring genes across species doesn’t just happen in microbes. Last week, we looked at a new study […]
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
Our ancestors’ genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers. We tend to view ourselves and the complex cells […]
Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids
Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid. The genetic code is […]
Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases
System can identify genes, regulatory sequences, splice sites, and more. Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI […]
Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women
By now, it’s firmly established that modern humans and their Neanderthal relatives met and mated as our ancestors expanded out […]
Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?
A new book argues that tests might reshape human diversity even if they don’t work. Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam […]
Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead
Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback. Very few people alive today […]